Liz Tremblay relishes NCAA cross country championship run

University of Colorado junior finishes 237th overall

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- By the time Elizabeth Tremblay crossed the finish line on Saturday, she was running on fumes.

Still, the Colorado junior and former Thompson Valley High School standout relished the opportunity to compete at the NCAA cross country championships at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.

"To be here is quite an accomplishment for me," Tremblay said after placing 237th.

Usually a middle distance runner, Tremblay exhausts her energy to compete in 6K cross country races, but was good enough to earn a spot among the top seven on CU's 24th-place team.

"I'm really surprised how well I've done this year," she said. "I only run 45 miles a week and a lot of these girls run almost double that."

The difference was evident Saturday. Tremblay was out of her comfort zone from the start.

"I was told to go out really fast and I just couldn't keep that pace," she said. "I'm usually a runner that starts out slower and can kick really well. I just did not have it in me today, and I was out around 4K."

Tremblay did enjoy her first national cross country race, though.

"Last year I was just an alternate, so this is pretty exciting," she said.

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